About the course

***The cost of this course also includes unlimited access to vet-ecpd.com for 1 full month, allowing you to view hundreds of hours of certified CPD lectures on a huge variety of topics!**

A series of five videos with Rachel Perry looking at the nurse’s role in small animal dentistry and how to bring this important subject to the forefront in practice. It covers periodontal disease, oral and dental examination, dental instruments and their maintenance as well as dental clinics and how to establish these effectively in practices.

Topics covered include:-

Understanding and identifying normal dentition in the dog and cat

How to perform a thorough oral and dental examination

Creating and interpreting a completed dental chart

The pathogenesis of periodontal disease, and how to perform safe and effective treatments (including scaling, polishing, subgingival debridement)

Identification and correct maintenance for a variety of dental instruments

Setting up effective dental clinics and making recommendations on effective homecare